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House File 2393

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 69.14A, subsection 1, paragraph a,
  1  2 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as
  1  3 follows:
  1  4    However, if within fourteen days after publication of the
  1  5 notice or within fourteen days after the appointment is made,
  1  6 whichever is later, a petition is filed with the county
  1  7 auditor requesting a special election to fill the vacancy, the
  1  8 appointment is temporary and a special election shall be
  1  9 called as provided in paragraph "b".  The petition shall be
  1 10 signed by registered voters of the county equal in number to
  1 11 ten percent of the votes cast in the county for the office of
  1 12 president of the United States or governor at the preceding
  1 13 general election.  The petition shall otherwise meet the
  1 14 requirements of section 331.306, except that in counties where
  1 15 supervisors are elected under plan "three", the number of
  1 16 signatures calculated according to the formula in section
  1 17 331.306 shall be divided by the number of supervisor districts
  1 18 in the county.
  1 19    Sec. 2.  Section 69.14A, subsection 2, paragraph a,
  1 20 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as
  1 21 follows:
  1 22    However, if within fourteen days after publication of the
  1 23 notice or within fourteen days after the appointment is made,
  1 24 whichever is later, a petition is filed with the county
  1 25 auditor requesting a special election to fill the vacancy, the
  1 26 appointment is temporary and a special election shall be
  1 27 called as provided in paragraph "b".  The petition shall be
  1 28 signed by registered voters of the county equal in number to
  1 29 ten percent of the votes cast in the county for the office of
  1 30 president of the United States or governor at the preceding
  1 31 general election.  The petition shall otherwise meet the
  1 32 requirements of section 331.306.  
  1 33                           EXPLANATION
  1 34    A vacancy in an elective county office may be filled by
  1 35 appointment or special election, subject to the determination
  2  1 of the appointing authority.  However, under current law, if
  2  2 the office is to be filled by appointment, a special election
  2  3 to fill the office shall still be held if a petition signed by
  2  4 eligible electors equal in number to 10 percent of the number
  2  5 of votes cast in the county for the office of president or
  2  6 governor at the last preceding general election is filed.  The
  2  7 bill changes the petition signature requirement to registered
  2  8 voters equal in number to 10 percent of the votes cast.  
  2  9 LSB 3816HH 76
  2 10 sc/cf/24.1
     

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